Red Pine

$13.00 – $53.50

  • Native to Michigan
  • Good for wildlife cover and food
  • Good for windbreaks
  • Good for reforestation
  • Self Pruning
  • Deer tolerant
  • Currently favored for plantation lumber
  • Seedling height: 6″-14″

Height: 70ft-80ft
Spread: 15ft-30ft
Water Needs: Dry to Medium
Soil Needs: Sand, Loam
Growth Rate: Fast

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Description

Red Pine
Description Red pine (Pinus resinosa) is a fast-growing, long-lived evergreen tree. Red pine has distinctive reddish-brown scale bark and dark-green, tufted needles. Shade intolerant, red pine prefers full sun on a moist or dry site with poor, sandy soils. Red pine is often used as an ornamental shade tree. The wood is used for general construction, millwork, and pulpwood.
Size
 Height 50 – 70 ft.
Spread 20 – 40 ft.
Growth rate Medium
Needs
 Sun Full sun
Water use Low
Soil Sandy or gravelly, acidic soil
Fruit
 Bloom time March – May
Bloom color Red, brown
Fruit type Cone
Edible/Inedible Inedible
Nativeness (Native/Non-native) Native
Benefits Ornamental, good for wildlife, lumber
Climate Change Hardiness Low adaptability (US Forest Service)

Additional information

Amount

5, 10, 25, 50, 100

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